FAQs about Commencement
- Please dress appropriately and respectfully for commencement. No specific color shoes are required. Do not wear decorations or jewelry on the outside of your gown.
- We encourage students to wear comfortable shoes for walking and standing.
The commencement ceremony typically lasts approximately two hours. Total ceremony time may vary.
- Graduates will not receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony since review of requirements and degree conferral cannot begin until all grades are posted for all candidates.
- Diplomas are only issued when you have completed all degree requirements and paid all balances due.
- All graduates are sent an email approximately one month prior to their graduation date with the diploma availability timeline.
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Honors tassels for eligible undergraduates will be distributed at check-in on commencement day prior to the processional. Graduates must have met honors criteria as of March 10, 2022 in order to receive a gold honors tassel at commencement. Honors tassels for students who become eligible for honors after the end of the spring semester will be picked up or mailed along with the diploma. The commencement program lists graduates' honors as of their March 10 status, but the diploma will reflect the final honors after all grades have been posted and GPA calculations are final.
The tassel hangs over the right front corner then is moved to the left after the degree is conferred.
Graduates must arrive 45 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony to the Clare Hall Dining Commons.
Put on all regalia (cap, gown, etc.)
prior to arriving at the line-up site and make sure you know your number for
line-up before arriving. Come to the check-in table upon arrival to pick up your name reader card, and then find your place in line.
The arena will open to guests 45 minutes before the ceremony start time. Arena doors will close 15 minutes prior to the ceremony start time. Guests who arrive less than 15 minutes before the ceremony start time will not be able to enter the arena and will be directed to the Alumni Hall Family Room to view the livestream.
Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Guests with mobility needs should inform a volunteer when they enter the arena so they can be directed to accessible seating.
We respectfully request that all family members and guests go directly to the arena so that staff can assist graduates with line-up.
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3200 Cold Spring Road
Indianapolis, IN 46222-1997
(317) 955-6000
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Marian University does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, age or disabilities in the selection
of administrative personnel, faculty and staff, and students.
*Placement rates are gathered from data collected from graduates within six months of graduation.
Students may make a complaint to the Indiana Commission of Higher Education.
Marian University is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Indiana.
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